Grenoble Ok, I’m way out of my wheelhouse here, but “come on, man!” A country can’t really be able to get away with saying, “whoops, my bad” when fifteen of its agents bushwhack a dissident in their own embassy and supposedly accidentally kill him. After two weeks of dissembling, denying, and trying out “alternative facts,” …
ACORN Tenants Taking Charge, Running for Seats on the Board in France
Grenoble Every four years social housing tenants in France have the opportunity to run for seats on the board of their city’s housing authority. Admittedly, the seats allotted for tenant representation are a minority of the board positions, because in France, as elsewhere, a voice for tenants is preferable to allowing real power for tenants. …
Signing up for the Taylor Swift Fan Club
Grenoble I haven’t been a big Taylor Swift fan. Even when she was country, she was poppy. Now that she’s all pop, I can’t really keep up. I know she sells a lot of music, and that she is often mentioned in the same breath as Beyonce, but who can tell from day to day. …